State Budget: Funding for COLA and Modest State Board Adopts LCAP Instruction Changes
Wednesday, November 20 the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released its Fiscal Outlook for the 2025-26 State Budget and a separate Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges. The news is positive for the 2025-26 state budget and for school funding, with some cautions about potential deficits in future years. The bottom-line for schools and community colleges is that Proposition 98 funding is higher throughout the the three-year budget period than anticipated in the 2024 Budget Act, which could mean: